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  • Eircom workers vote in favour of industrial action

    Steve Fitzpatrick: surprised at the size of the yes vote Workers at Eircom are likely to serve seven days' notice of industrial action on the telecoms group today following an overwhelming vote for such a move by members of the largest union in the company. p
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  • Sarkozy to cut taxes but delay balancing of budget

    French president Nicolas Sarkozy claimed he had won support from EU finance ministers last night for his decision to delay balancing the French budget. p

  • Oil hits 11-month high and more rises expected

    Oil prices rose to an 11-month high above $76 (€55.8) a barrel yesterday as rising global oil demand and North Sea oil field maintenance exacerbated supply worries. p

  • Short-haul Aer Lingus costs are double Ryanair's, says investor study

    Costs on Aer Lingus's short-haul routes are almost double those of Ryanair per passenger, according to a study conducted by Goodbody Stockbrokers. p

  • Sony fires first shot in gaming world war

    Sony yesterday threw down the gauntlet to Microsoft by slashing the price of its PlayStation 3 console by $100 in the crucial US gaming market, a move that analysts said could trigger a price war with its main rival. p

  • Danone to make agreed €12.3bn bid for Numico

    Danone, the French food multinational, intends to make an agreed €12.3 billion cash bid for Royal Numico, the Dutch maker of Cow & Gate and Olvarit baby food. p

  • Examiner appointed to hairdressing business

    A High Court judge has appointed an examiner to the upmarket hairdressing chain Toni & Guy (Ireland) Ltd. p

  • €53m urged for airport region

    The Government must sanction a €53 million tourism and economic plan for Shannon in advance of the ending of the "Shannon stopover", the chief executive of Shannon Development said yesterday. p

  • Tegral to invest €75m in two Athy plants

    Building materials group, Tegral, is planning to invest €75 million in two Irish production plants. Tegral, which manufactures slate and metal building products, said yesterday it will be investing "in the region of €75 million" in building two new plants Athy, Co Kildare. p

  • Treasury-backed firm raises €383m

    Shares in the Treasury Holdings-backed China Real Estate Opportunities (CREO) will begin trading in London tomorrow. p

  • CPL to take over Richmond group

    The publicly-quoted recruitment company CPL Resources has bought the Irish-owned Richmond Recruitment Group for an undisclosed sum. p

  • €74m to be spent on hotels in North

    Northern Ireland received a jobs and tourism boost yesterday with the announcement that five new hotels are to be built in the North at a cost of £50 million (€74 million), creating up to 200 jobs. p

  • NI growth set 'to remain buoyant'

    Private sector growth in the North will remain buoyant in the coming months, according to the latest Ulster Bank purchasing managers' index report. p

  • Phone group O2 enters broadband market

    Mobile phone group O2 will enter the Irish broadband market, offering a service that is significantly faster than current fixed-line products. The new broadband services will provide wireless internet access at speeds of up to 3.6Mbits/sec and users can download up to 10GBytes of data a month. p

  • Leaders set the pace but Iseq trails off

    Dublin report:  The leaders set the pace on the Irish Stock Exchange yesterday, starting off strongly before drifting off in the afternoon, with the result that the Iseq index of Irish shares finished down slightly. p

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